Coming to Terms with Knowledge Management in Telehealth
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Article Title | Coming to Terms with Knowledge Management in Telehealth |
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ERA Journal ID | 36598 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Standing, Craig (Author), Standing, Susan (Author), Gururajan, Raj (Author), Fulford, Richard (Author) and Gengatharen, Denise (Author) |
Journal Title | Systems Research and Behavioral Science |
Journal Citation | 35 (1), pp. 102-113 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1092-7026 |
1099-1743 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2443 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sres.2443 |
Abstract | Although telehealth has been used in the health sector for many years, there is still the perception that it is far from reaching its potential. Telehealth outcomes can be improved if knowledge is effectively managed, but this has proved complex to achieve in practice. Systems approaches that take a holistic view and address fundamental issues are likely to result in greater success than focusing solely on software systems. Managing knowl- edge in telehealth projects draws upon literature on knowledge management, team learn- ing and virtual working. We report on the findings from interviews with telehealth professionals of their experiences and insights on managing knowledge. The major find- ing is that telehealth projects are functional in nature, focusing on patient diagnosis or training but rarely consider improving knowledge acquisition and sharing. We explain the reasons for this including the lack of understanding of knowledge management concepts that serve as a barrier to improvements. An integrated set of requirements for a telehealth knowledge management system is proposed that has potential to be a facilitator of change in this area. |
Keywords | knowledge; telehealth; systems |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460908. Information systems organisation and management |
Byline Affiliations | Edith Cowan University |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Funding source | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3w0q/coming-to-terms-with-knowledge-management-in-telehealth
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